FRONT BURNER: For perfect DIY shortcakes MaryAnn is the answer
(WorldNews Entertainment)

During shortcake season - from the first Arkansas strawberries in the spring to the last Arkansas peaches in the early fall - my husband and I eat a lot of those cake dessert shells, sometimes called shortcakes, found in the supermarket produce aisle. The tender little cakes aren`t expensive, but I`ve always wanted to make my own. While browsing through the King Arthur Flour catalog I came across a mini MaryAnn pan that produces cakes quite similar to the ones from the store. The pan was part of a kit in the printed catalog, but a...